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2021 September 27 - Unwrapped: Five Decade Old Lunar Selfie

Posted September 27, 2021 • 00:03:45

In today's image, we see an image taken during the Apollo 11 mission to our Moon in July 1969. The image is of Neil Armstrong and is from the reflection...

2021 September 26 - The Red Square Nebula

Posted September 26, 2021 • 00:03:22

In today's image, we see the Red Square Nebula - an interesting pattern likely formed by the way we are viewing two cones of material ejected from a...

2021 September 25 - The Bubble and the Star Cluster

Posted September 25, 2021 • 00:03:29

In today's image, we see an open star cluster and the Bubble Nebula - close together in the sky.

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2021 September 24 - Perseid Outburst at Westmeath Lookout

Posted September 24, 2021 • 00:03:23

In today's image, we see an image from the Perseid meteor shower from this past month when there was a great outburst of meteors visible on the morning...

2021 September 23 - Harvest Moon Trail

Posted September 23, 2021 • 00:04:13

In today's image, we see the trail of the harvest moon as it rose several days ago. The image is a 22 minute exposure shown the path and change in color...